Would there be anything to prevent residents clubb ing together to buy a very cheap old, but just roadworthy car. MOT, tax and insure it and park it along the road (not dangerously near a junction or bend) but where traffic would have to slow to go round. Maybe two cars even, parked 100m apart as an unnofficial chicane ?

While I was building my house there were occasions when builders vans had to be parked in the road and we noticed that the traffic was certainly slower.

Much cheaper than a speed camera or bumps or a village gate or whatever.

I have found the same whenever I have to park on the road outside my home. I also checked with the Council and as long as it's not causing an obstruction there is no problem.

Have you ever considered the idea of a 30mph car train? In other words, at certain (advertised?) times, a number of residents drive up an down from Yawl to Lyme, with regular gaps, at 30mph. The backlog of traffic behind each one would be enlightening, and may gain more publicity.

[quote="geoff"]Would there be anything to prevent residents clubb ing together to buy a very cheap old, but just roadworthy car. MOT, tax and insure it and park it along the road (not dangerously near a junction or bend) etc

only problem with a trailer is some thieving slack jawed rodent would nick it.happy days_________________If you see a lonely figure wandering, what appears to be aimlessly, around the cricket square on a piece of machinery - that will probably be me !